The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-01
NATIONAL PROHIBITION.
A CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT
INDIANAPOLIS NEXT JUNE.

Samuel Dickey, of Michigan, Succeeds
Mr.. Finch as Chairman of the
National Central COMMITTEES Mrs.
Larence Lord Seeks to Represent
Georgia on the Committee, but Fails.
CHICAGO, Nov. 30--The National Cen
tral Committee Of the Prohibition party
met to-day in Battery D. Armory. There
were probably 500 persons present during
the day. The principal objects of the meet
ing were to select successor to the late
John b. Finch, Chairman of the Commit
tee; to select the time and place for the
holding of the national convention, and to
discuss ways and means for carry
ing on the campaign. The Treas
urer's report showed that $1,000
had been paid out for Gov. st. Johns cam
paign expenses. The national committee as
arranged embraces Mr.. Colincin, of Ala
bama; Rev. +. F. Watkins, of North Caro-
lima; j. W. Smith, of Tennessee; b. Cranfel,
of Fexas, and Frank Burl and j. D. Car
scadd, of West Virginia. No other South
ern State is represented in the list furnished
for publication. The meeting was more like
Sunday school convention than political
convention, until discussion arose on a mo-
tion to make Mrs. Larence Lord legal dele-
gate from the State of Georgia.
GEORGIA NOT REPRESENTED.
Georgia was not represented, except by
this lady, who has been in Chicago for three
months and who has caused many to think
she had changed her residence. The subject
was brought up by Mrs. Lord herself re-
questlng that she be appointed member OF
the National Committee. A gallant menu
Der of the committee made motion to that
affRCt which " tla
vention into turbulent discussion. Some
insisted that there was no Prohibition party
In Georgia, and, therefore, nothing TO be
represented. Others were in favor OF
admitting the lady because she was
a woman and took so much interest
in the work. At this Mrs. Lord arose and
gave the gentlemen scourging. 81 stand
here as a representative said she, ''and
not as q woman in this work. / want it un-
derstood that women stand on an equal
footing with men [applausel; by and by we
will vote with the men, too. [Uproarious
cheering. | ask to be placed upon this COM
mittee because want to work / will go back
to Georgia and organize party if we have
none there now. | was member of the
National Committee at Pittsburg, and did
not anticipate any trouble in being ap-
pointed here to-day" The lady almost won
enough votes to insure her appointment,
but just as the discussion looked as If it
would never end, the motion was laid on
the table without being voted on.
At the afternoon session Samuel DiclSie,
of Albion, Michigan, was elected Chair
man to succeed Mr.. Finch, and it was de-
cided TO hold the national convention during
the first week in June, 1888.
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
The proceedings behind closed doors oc-
cupied three hours. Indianapolis was de-
cided upon as the place for the party's next
national convention and the first Wednes-
day in June, 1888, as the day
Prof, Dickey acknowledged his accept
ance Of the Craftsmanship of the National
Committee, first calling for and receiving
a pledge from each OF the members that
they would work in the coming campaign
as they had never worked before, and
above all TO see that there should be no
move by the Pre- jbitionists looking to
fusion with any other political party
whatever.
The newly elected Chairman, Mr.. Diokie,
announced that he would resign his profess
sorship in Albion College and devote his
entire time to politics The committee
guaranteed him a salary of 5000 per
annum.